2 Words: Catholic Pennsylvania Actually, the elephant is no longer in the room. Everyone is talking about the violence against our children and youth by those affiliated with the Catholic church. There have been many articles written about these scandals; I’d like to offer a different perspective. After 20 years in youth ministry, I’ve experienced…
Category: Youth Ministry
Why I Quit – Part 3: Philosophies
When I was hired by a local parish as their Director for Youth & Family Ministry my husband and I registered as part of that church community. Prior to this position, I had been in diocesan ministry for 6 years which can make it difficult to be part of of single parish family since a…
Why I Quit – Part 2: The Husband
[warning: this post may be very counter-cultural, even in Catholic circles. not sorry.] November 13, 1993 It sounds cliché, but I married my best friend in 1993. We have never had a fight, we’ve never questioned our vows, and we’ve never strayed from them. Over the past 25 years, the only thing that has changed…
Why I Quit – Part 1: Ministry Burnout
So many people have asked why I chose to leave my position in youth ministry, especially when I loved it and felt very called to work with young people. My answer: lots of reasons. Not that there were a lot of bad things happening. It was more like God had placed many things on my…



